phytoremediation

[ fahy-toh-ri-mee-dee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.

phytoremediation

/ ˌfaɪtəʊrɪˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. another name for bioremediation

phytoremediation

/ fī′tō-rĭ-mē′dē-ā′shən /

1. See under bioremediation

Example Sentences

This, combined with so many people seriously getting into houseplants, makes it worth another look at how phytoremediation — the use of plants to remove pollutants — works, and which plants can improve the air quality in your home or office.

From Salon

Still, Dr. Landmeyer estimates that probably less than 10 percent of Superfund sites in the country use phytoremediation as a stand-alone cleanup method.

From New York Times

“People were losing faith in phytoremediation because it got expensive to replace dead or sick trees,” said John Freeman, chief scientific officer at Intrinsyx.

From New York Times

Intrinsyx Environmental and Phytoremediation and Phytomining Consultants United have since applied the same method at more than 20 polluted groundwater sites across the country in Texas, Kentucky, New York and the Midwest.

From New York Times

Phytoremediation of toxic soil and water dates back to the 1970s.

From New York Times